VEHICLE SEARCHES

Question 1

• Level one equates to the individual believing they are free to leave anytime (voluntary)

Answer 1

 An officer may ask the person for consent anytime during a level one encounter

Question 2

• Level two equates to any detention where the person is not free to leave until the officer has investigated the reason for the stop

Answer 2

 A consent search under a level two detention is based on reasonable suspicion a crime is or has been committed

Question 3

The cadet will identify when a search warrant may not be necessary in searching a vehicle, to include:

Answer 3

♦ Working knowledge of the Carroll Doctrine and when it applies (Carroll vs. United States, 1925)
♦ When the Carroll Doctrine doesn’t apply and a search warrant is necessary
♦ Searching unlocked/locked containers